Flight 1420, A Preventable Disaster

Multiple factors were contributing to American Airlines fatal accident in 1999. To identify the factors and different issues with American Airlines Flight 1420 the SHELL model will be used. One of the major cause of this accident was a breakdown in Liveware-Software. Liveware-Software investigates procedures, manuals, checklists and standard operational procedures (ICAO SHELL Model, 2016).

On September 11th 2001, the terrorist attacks spread fear and fed conspiracy theorists. On board United Airlines flight 93, everyone died, for a total of 44 losses (“United Airlines Flight 93”). UA93 crashed in a field near Shanksville, in Pennsylvania. Interpretations of the crash differ, as some believe the government covered-up its involvement in the attacks and others support that the passengers were celebrated as heroes, as they threatened their attackers (McConnachie and Tudge 401). The discussion of two contrasting opinions follows. David Ray Griffin believes UA93 was shot down by the U.S. Air Force, whereas James B. Meigs defends that the heroic resistance of the passengers caused the hijackers to pull the aircraft down. They both demonstrate that the nature and the position of the plane debris at the crash area, as well as the authorities’ reactions to the hijacking, confirm their own point of view. Mr. Meigs explanations express more credibility than Mr. Griffin, due to the compared use of reliable experts to support their claim between the two men and the sufficient evidences to prove their viewpoint.

This crash is considered to be the second deadliest aviation accident at the time in the US.

The aviation community has to constantly keep innovating to help ease congestion in the air space, and keep passengers safe. The implementation of the airport modernization act has continued to aid the aviation industry, and as a result we have seen improvement in technology, and airport operations. Human error has continue to be an issue in the aviation industry, as noted by the author in How Traffic Control Keeps you Safe, but airlines still has some of the best safety records amongst the modes of transportation. The article gave great example of the current issues in the aviation industry, and how they are using technology to their advantage to help lesson these risk. There is always going to be accidents in the aviation industry, but taking right steps to make sure that numbers of mistakes are slim to none is something that will help aid to the growth of the

This review of the inquiry of Air India Flight 182: A Canadian Tragedy will examine the numerous objectives of the inquiry. The review will examine the mandate, methods, and the key

Pilots and non pilots. We will explore three different aviation accidents that could have been prevented if the aircraft was maintained properly. And why pilots should make sure to do a thorough walk around of their aircraft. This is not to say that faulty maintenance was the cause of each of these accidents. There was pilot error reported in these accident investigations.

United Airlines Flight 93, a regularly scheduled early-morning nonstop flight from Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco, California, departed at 8:42am, just minutes before the first hijacked plane struck the World Trade Center. The flight’s takeoff had been delayed for nearly 45 minutes due to air traffic at Newark International Airport. The plane carried seven crewmembers and 33 passengers, less than half its maximum capacity. Also on the flight were four hijackers who had successfully boarded the plane with knives and box cutters. The plane’s late departure had disrupted the terrorists’ timeline for launching their attack; unlike the hijackers on the other three planes, they did not attempt to gain control of the aircraft until

There were many challenges that pilots endured due to flying conditions, like navigational devices, visional limitations, weather and landing conditions. Pilots could only fly 200 to 500 feet above the ground and had to use roads, railways and bonfires to aid as navigational guides, therefore fatal accidents occurred regularly. As air travel increased, leaders within the aviation industry knew that they would need serious federal assistance if they wanted to see the commercial aviation industry reach it’s full potential.

On January 15, 2009, a US Airways jetliner with 155 people aboard flew into a flock of geese and lost power in both engines shortly after takeoff from La Guardia Airport on its way to Charlotte, NC (The New York Times, 2009). After losing power to both engines, the Captain Chesley Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles of US Airways Flight 1549 were faced with an emergency situation that could have ended in tragedy if not handled properly. Upon the review of the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) public hearing video. The flight crew utilized numerous Crew Resource Management (CRM) techniques which allowed them to handle the emergency situation with exceptional results throughout the sequence of events leading up to the water landing on the Hudson River. Some good CRM techniques that were noted while watching the NTSB’s simulated re-construction of the emergency situation were, proper use of checklists, utilizing the assistance of the first officer, requesting assistance from Air Traffic Control (ATC), and sharing information with the crew and ATC prior to making decisions.

“For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return.” This quotes date back to the 15th century which informs us that aviation was thought off back to the middle ages. To this day, many aviators contributed to aviation in many different aspects. Throughout the past century, aviation has progressed significantly. “airplanes were starting to fly higher and faster thanks to new streamlined fuselages and powerful jet and rocket engines.” (Teitel, 2015). Unfortunately, there was not any adequate safety measures provided for pilots and passengers which were prone to dangerous crashes. It was not till Colonel John Stapp, a decorated Air Force flight surgeon,

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation into an aircraft accident on April 28, 1988, a Boeing 737-200, N73711, operated by Aloha Airlines Inc., as flight 243, exhibited signs of human error. “The aircraft experienced an explosive decompression and structural failure while flying from Hilo to Honolulu, Hawaii. Approximately 18 feet from the cabin skin and structure aft of the cabin entrance door and above the passenger floor line separated from the airplane during flight (National Transportation Safety Board, 1989). The NTSB determined that the probable cause of this accident was “the failure of the Aloha Airlines maintenance program to detect the presence of significant disbonding and fatigue damage which ultimately led to failure of the lap joint a S-10L and the separation of the fuselage upper lobe” (National Transportation Safety Board, 1989). There were other contributing factors, for example, failure of management to supervise properly its maintenance force and the failure of governing officials to ensure that all directives and inspections were complied with by the FAA (National Transportation Safety Board, 1989).

the lives that have been lost in the history of progressive aviation. One female, who has left a

The incident involving the Detroit snowstorm and Northwest Airlines is the quintessential of a failure to deliver a “Now you're flying smart" experience for our travelers. The course of events detail the experience of travelers, mis-calculated decisions by the ground staff and the lack of an effective emergency response plan that should have been implemented to provide the promise of delivering passengers from point A to point B.

The world of aviation is a beautiful thing, dominated by massive airplanes powering through the sky. In the United States, almost 900 million passengers traveled on scheduled airliner service in the year 2016. Take 900 million and add in general civilian flights, and the number passes one billion people. Having so many people traveling requires a great amount of timing and training to accomplish such an outcome. The text below provides information on airplane accidents and factors relating to them. The most important factor touched upon in the text is human error. Human error plays a role in all aviation accidents, and eliminating it is a main focus of the aviation community. Risk assessment and mitigation is a main component to preventing aircraft accidents.

Aviation is a field where there are lots of real time challenges as the requirements are much more stringent when compared to any other field except perhaps the medical science. There are very few fields in the world today which cannot afford any failure in their operations due to high stakes of human lives as in the case of aviation industry and intrinsic as in case of space shuttle programs. The most important factor aviation industry is concerned about is the "Safety". From the day Wright brother’s flight took off safety plays an active as well as important role in the aviation industry. Aviation industry has witnessing many undesirable